Theaster Gates shows off Rebuild Foundation’s progress in Greater Grand Crossing: ‘We’re slowly rebuilding the necessary infrastructure so that artists can thrive.’

Theaster Gates shows the progress at St. Laurence Arts & Industry, the abandoned St. Laurence elementary school in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood that is being transformed into an arts incubator, on Sept. 2, 2021. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)